Installation Decals

PURPOSE: This rule establishes installation decal requirements and fees for manufactured home installers. (1) Requirements for Installation Decals. (A) An installation decal issued by the manufactured housing and modular units program shall be a permanent stick-on decal to be attached to the exterior of the home and shall also include a sign-off portion of the decal, which must be attached next to the data plate inside the home with the initials and license number of each installer involved with the initial setup and installation of the home. (B) The primary installer who is responsible for the initial setup and installation of the manufactured home which includes site preparation and foundation and any portion of the blocking, leveling, or roof installation is responsible for affixing the installation decal and the sign-off portion of the decal to the manufactured home upon completion of blocking, leveling, or roof installation. (C) A decal shall be affixed to the manufactured home in a permanent manner in a visible location within two feet (2') of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) label. (D) Decals may be purchased by licensed installers by submitting an application to the manufactured housing and modular units program, in duplicate together with the appropriate twenty-seven dollars ($27) for each decal. (E) Only licensed installers may be issued installation decals by the manufactured housing and modular units program and decals shall be affixed only by licensed installers upon completion of the blocking and leveling. (F) The licensed installer purchasing decals from the manufactured housing and modular units program shall be responsible for decal security, use, and reporting. (G) Decals assigned to licensed installers may only be transferred by the manufactured housing and modular units program. (H) If an installer license is suspended, revoked, or expires, or the installer is no longer in business, all unused decals issued to that person shall be returned to the manufactured housing and modular units program. The decal fee may be refunded by the manufactured housing and modular units program, if a refund application is completed by the applicant as provided by the manufactured housing and modular units program. (I) Primary installers who fail to attach the installation decal and/or the sign-off portion of the decal to the home immediately after the completion of the blocking and leveling of the home shall be subject to a two hundred dollar ($200) inspection fee. The fee shall be paid and submitted to the manufactured housing and modular units program within ten (10) days after notification by the manager. (2) The manager may deny any request for decals when— (A) An inspection reveals that a manufactured home or tie-down installation is not installed according to the manufacturer’s installation manual or setup standards and no corrective action, or insufficient corrective action is taken by the installer as required by this program; (B) An installer’s license has expired, or has been suspended or revoked, or there is evidence of failure to comply with the requirements described in the program; and (C) The applicant has failed to file the monthly installation decal report. (3) Monthly Installation Decal Report. (A) A licensed installer who has purchased installation decals directly from the manufactured housing and modular units program shall submit a monthly report with the manufactured housing and modular units program no later than the tenth of the month following the month when the decals were placed. (B) The report shall be filed on the Installation Decal Report Form provided by the manufactured housing and modular units program. The forms may be obtained from the Missouri Public Service Commission, PO Box 360, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or online at www.psc.mo.gov. (C) A report shall be filed for each month or part of the month for which the installer is licensed. If no decals are placed or installed in a given month, the installer shall file the usual form no later than the tenth of the following month. (D) The licensed installer or a representative of the licensed installer shall sign the report. (E) The licensed installer shall maintain a copy of this report for his/her records. (F) The manager may reject all monthly reports that are incomplete and require the installer to submit corrected reports. (G) The manager, in consultation with the commission staff director, after attempting to contact the entity involved and documenting consideration of potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, the number of similar non-compliance issues, circumstances beyond the installer’s control, and the installer’s responsiveness to commission requirements, may assess a late submission fee of fifty dollars ($50) per report for each report that is filed sixty (60) days after the due date. The manager will track fees assessed or waived under this provision, along with any documented consideration of mitigating factors, and compile a quarterly report summarizing such information for review by the commission. (H) The commission may suspend the installer’s license for any report not submitted within sixty (60) days of the due date. (I) Failure to submit a completed monthly report within ninety (90) days of the due date or failure to pay any required fees could result in revocation of the installer’s license. AUTHORITY: section 700.692, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 240125.070. Original rule filed Jan. 14, 2005, effective June 30, 2005. Amended: Filed Aug. 15, 2013, effective March 30, 2014. Amended: Filed July 6, 2017, effective March 30, 2018. Moved to 20 CSR 4240-125.070, effective Aug. 28, 2019. *Original authority: 700.692, RSMo 2004.